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The myth of Zeus' test - Iseult Gillespie

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It was dark when two mysterious, shrouded figures appeared in a hillside village. The strangers knocked on every door in town, asking for food and shelter. But, again and again, they were turned away. Soon, there was just one door left: that of a small, thatched shack. Would the owners help the visitors — or spurn them? Iseult Gillespie shares the myth of Baucis and Philemon.

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Meet The Creators

Educator
Iseult Gillespie
Director
Vitalii Nebelskyi, and action creative agency
Narrator
Adrian Dannatt
Animator
Teymuraz Bzikadze
Music
Stephen LaRosa
Compositor
Olya Barabakh
Art Director
Vitalii Nebelskyi
Sound Designer
Stephen LaRosa
Director of Production
Gerta Xhelo
Producer
Anna Bechtol
Associate Producer
Sazia Afrin
Script Producer
Cella Wright

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